Medical Mysteries of Music Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

This piece of music could be the “anti-epilepsy” genre scientists have been looking for.

The brain is a mysterious gooey thing. Taken out of the skull and laid on a table, the thing just

Here’s some medical news directed at people like me who just can’t dance. According to a psychologist at the University

Gimme. NOW. As for music news for August 24, 2021… A UK study confirms that it’s possible to hold full-capacity

Okay, so it’s not a standard music video, but music does factor into the process. Here’s what you do: Make

Here’s another one of those surveys from the UK that’s actually a commercial in disguise. In this case, Harvey Water

The singer, right? Okay, then, it’s gotta be the guitarist. No? The drummer! I knew it! Wait–it’s…the bass player? Yep.

This January 6 Capitol rioter admits that he had a plan to destroy the internet by bombing Amazon servers. Craziness.

Scientists love to study the effect of music on the brain. For evolutionary reasons unknown, our brains seem to be

A couple of years ago, Apple announced a new initiative called Research, an app that collected data about health collected

Stressed? Who isn’t these days? Maybe what you need is a little heavy metal. A new study by the Vera

COVID got you down? Lockdowns driving you crazy? Yeah, me, too. That’s where music comes in–but it has to be

Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver
The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver